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michelle obama was the one. barack obama just didn't have the oomph he had before. >> it is hard to recreate the star circumstance. >> you can't. >> belva: after four years hearing this president on the air repeatedly delivering almost the same message. americans get bored after ten seconds. >> quite frankly, we're still stuck in the recession. the jobs numbers came out. we are not putting enough folks back to work. that is what he promised four years ago. >> belva: were they good or were they bad? >> they were disappointing. >> they were bad. they were bad. >> belva: what is bad to the three of you? >> the wrong numbers are 8.1% unemployment which is down from what it was. people are looking for work. 96,000 jobs were created. >> it is it is expectation. you expected things to improve after july. >> belva: california numbers are looking up. this is incremental journey. >> california is third highest unemployment in the nation. here's the thing, we are in a recovery, but we're not getting the benefits of the rec
michelle obama was the one. barack obama just didn't have the oomph he had before. >> it is hard to recreate the star circumstance. >> you can't. >> belva: after four years hearing this president on the air repeatedly delivering almost the same message. americans get bored after ten seconds. >> quite frankly, we're still stuck in the recession. the jobs numbers came out. we are not putting enough folks back to work. that is what he promised four years ago. >>...
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michelle quinn, reporter for politico. marisa lagos, staff writer for the fran chronicle. and scott shafer host for kqed radio. scott, president obama made history on wednesday by announcing that he now supports gay marriage. what has been the fallout from that? >> well, the fallout, if you want to call it that, so far there's been mostly up side for the president in the short term. he had a big fundraiser. george clooney digs in hollywood. he was treated like a rock star. that hollywood group supportive of gay marriage so the fundraising has ticked up. that's been good. there's also sort of an enthusiasm among the base liberals, students, young people who generally are very supportive of same-sex marriage. that's the short-term fallout. the same things could be said of mitt romney. his fundraising ticked upwards. evangelicals, not base but the base he's trying to get that have been a little suspicious of him, gives them another reason to support romney if they needed one. longer term impact remains to be seen. this election, like all elections, national elections, will be
michelle quinn, reporter for politico. marisa lagos, staff writer for the fran chronicle. and scott shafer host for kqed radio. scott, president obama made history on wednesday by announcing that he now supports gay marriage. what has been the fallout from that? >> well, the fallout, if you want to call it that, so far there's been mostly up side for the president in the short term. he had a big fundraiser. george clooney digs in hollywood. he was treated like a rock star. that hollywood...
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and of course, the wives, the first lady michelle obama. and everybody watching what she is wearing because she's obviously incredibly influential in terms of american fashion. she's wearing a gown by giorgina chapman and jewelry but john benz and samantha wearing a address by alexander a reich. the american selleder accused of killing 16 afghan civilians has been flown out of afghanistan and there are reports he's been flown to kuwait and legal proceedings will now go against him outside of afghanistan. nine of those victims were children. a member of the nato led forces in afghanistan has been injured in an incident involving a vehicle in a visit by the u.s. secretary of defense, leon panetta and it was reported the vehicle was driven on the main base of the bastion at the helmand province. the rating agency put the triple rating on the negative outlook and warns it could downgrade the u.k. in the next few years if the government does not contain the level of public debt, a credit rating in theory determines a country's borrowing costs. t
and of course, the wives, the first lady michelle obama. and everybody watching what she is wearing because she's obviously incredibly influential in terms of american fashion. she's wearing a gown by giorgina chapman and jewelry but john benz and samantha wearing a address by alexander a reich. the american selleder accused of killing 16 afghan civilians has been flown out of afghanistan and there are reports he's been flown to kuwait and legal proceedings will now go against him outside of...
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stealing the spotlight, michelle obama and samantha cameron wow the crowds in washington. unemployment has risen to 2.6 malek -- 2.6 million. the number of people out of work, the government says there are signs of improvement. hundreds of ex-servicemen made ill by it nuclear weapons test in the 1950's have lost a supreme court bid to be allowed to seek compensation. the judgment bloc's most of the claims, a certain number can still proceed. three new cities have been announced to mark the queen's diamond jubilee. the winners, out of 25 competitors. it is the home of the international music festival, which was launched in 1972. >> this is "newsday." >> at a meeting in washington, president obama and david cameron have reaffirmed their determination to stay the course and afghanistan. four days after the massacre of 16 afghan civilians, the american soldier accused of the killing has been flown out of the country to kuwait. on the statemore dinner in washington. the director of the democracy institute in washington says that even though the two leaders were on completely di
stealing the spotlight, michelle obama and samantha cameron wow the crowds in washington. unemployment has risen to 2.6 malek -- 2.6 million. the number of people out of work, the government says there are signs of improvement. hundreds of ex-servicemen made ill by it nuclear weapons test in the 1950's have lost a supreme court bid to be allowed to seek compensation. the judgment bloc's most of the claims, a certain number can still proceed. three new cities have been announced to mark the...
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michael, how is michelle obama seen by the american people? >> well, i think she's clearly the president's single best surrogate. she's a mix of grace and toughness of a kind that americans really like and respect. i'd say the same, by the way, of anne romney, who who has a tremendous advantage. it says something that i think both of these women are probably better natural politicians than their husbands. and of but the warning here, of course, is that, just like your vice presidents, the first lady is not determinative in the outcome of the election. otherwise, george h.w. bush would have been re-elected as president because barbara bush was a beloved figure in america. she is a tremendous advantage to the president. >> warner: how do you see, ruth, the role of michelle obama and anne romney? >> i think as michael said they're not going to be tipping the balance, but they are the first sarcombat. they are, first of all, validators of their spouses in the cases we've had mostly, the-- their husbands' person as. they help humanize them, and the
michael, how is michelle obama seen by the american people? >> well, i think she's clearly the president's single best surrogate. she's a mix of grace and toughness of a kind that americans really like and respect. i'd say the same, by the way, of anne romney, who who has a tremendous advantage. it says something that i think both of these women are probably better natural politicians than their husbands. and of but the warning here, of course, is that, just like your vice presidents, the...
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what does michelle obama really think about life at the white house? speaking to cbs news, the first lady dismissed claims she had been unhappy. >> i love this job. it has been a privilege from day one. there are challenges with being a mother and staying sane, and i were about that. if there is any anxiety that i feel, it is because i want to make sure my girls come out on the other end of this whole. but me and barack, we are grownups. >> mrs. obama granted the interview as a new book was making waves in washington. written by a "new york times journalist -- "new york times" journalist, a claims that she allegedly meddled in the affairs. >> that has been an image that people have tried to paint of me since the day that brock announced, that i am some angry black woman. >> what do you think of that image? >> i just try to be me, and my hope is over time people get to know me. there will always be people who will be disappointed. there will always be people who will not like me, ever. if >> does that bother you? >> no. >> the book says the first lady d
what does michelle obama really think about life at the white house? speaking to cbs news, the first lady dismissed claims she had been unhappy. >> i love this job. it has been a privilege from day one. there are challenges with being a mother and staying sane, and i were about that. if there is any anxiety that i feel, it is because i want to make sure my girls come out on the other end of this whole. but me and barack, we are grownups. >> mrs. obama granted the interview as a new...
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first lady, michelle obama and disney ceo bob iger announced the guidelines. it targets fast foods and sugary cereals and involves ads on tv stations targeted for children. suzanne pratt reports. >> introducing the taco. >> reporter: you won't see these any more on the house that micky built. >> doing the right thing is the best for the company and it's businesses. >> disney is doing what no major media company has done before in the united states and what i hope every company will do going forward. >> reporter: since 2006, visitors to disney parks have had healthy food and drink options and the company says 60% of meals sold today involve those choices. the ban on junk food ads is an extension of the campaign and analysts say the move is unlikely to hurt disney much financially. >> for companies like disney it's possible they don't lose share with the likes of a kellogg but kellog kellogg kell have healthier messages. >> reporter: other companies are expected to follow their lead as child obesity rates rise and healthier eating becomes more popular. suzanne p
first lady, michelle obama and disney ceo bob iger announced the guidelines. it targets fast foods and sugary cereals and involves ads on tv stations targeted for children. suzanne pratt reports. >> introducing the taco. >> reporter: you won't see these any more on the house that micky built. >> doing the right thing is the best for the company and it's businesses. >> disney is doing what no major media company has done before in the united states and what i hope every...
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bill clinton hit a home run, michelle obama hit a home run. now it's barack obama to carry it forward. he can't get by with a ground ruled double tonight. he these hit a home run. i mean, they've set a bar that is that high. i mean, there have been two exceptional nights, michelle obama and bill clinton. and while david and i were quite admiring of governor christie in tampa, there was nobody at the republican event that established anything to the same standard, i think, that barack obama needs to do. >> ifill: the republican campaign officials told me that the first night with michelle obama was supposed to be about heart and values and the second night was the prosecution and what's tonight supposed to be about with the president? >> i hope it's about the future. it better be. as you say, we know about what's in him, we saw the argument against the republicans, i went back and read the speech this morning and when i was looking for what the future was going to be, there was nothing. there was one sentence. so that better be what this is abo
bill clinton hit a home run, michelle obama hit a home run. now it's barack obama to carry it forward. he can't get by with a ground ruled double tonight. he these hit a home run. i mean, they've set a bar that is that high. i mean, there have been two exceptional nights, michelle obama and bill clinton. and while david and i were quite admiring of governor christie in tampa, there was nobody at the republican event that established anything to the same standard, i think, that barack obama...
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but what does michelle obama really think about life in the white house? speaking with cbs news, she dismissed claims she had been on unhappy. >> i love this job. there are challenges about being a mother, and i worry about that. if there is any anxiety, it is because i want to make sure my girls come out on the other end of this whole, but me and barack are grown ups. all the ups and downs, we take it on. >> she granted the interview as a new book was making waves in washington. written by a "new york times journalist," it said that relations were strained between the first letter and her husband's closest advisers. it is a claim that she denies. >> that has been an image that people have tried to paint of me since the day that barack announced, that i am some angry black woman. >> how do you deal with that image? >> i just try to be me, and my hope is over time people get to know me. there will always be people who will be disappointed. there will always be people who do not like me, ever. >> does that bother you? >> no. >> the book also says the first l
but what does michelle obama really think about life in the white house? speaking with cbs news, she dismissed claims she had been on unhappy. >> i love this job. there are challenges about being a mother, and i worry about that. if there is any anxiety, it is because i want to make sure my girls come out on the other end of this whole, but me and barack are grown ups. all the ups and downs, we take it on. >> she granted the interview as a new book was making waves in washington....
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i love barack obama. i love michelle obama. i love the kids, but there has been a deafening silence about poverty. why can black woman be so silent about their own poverty? >> that is a good question. she talks about voting patterns of african american women. we are the most loyal democrats there are. we voted 97 percent sign for president obama. having done that, what have you done for me? that is a question we have to ask. there is a schizophrenia about president obama. he is fine. he is smart. he has got it going on. technically, given the recession, i think the president should have done jobs first and then health care. by doing health care first, he used up a lot of political capital, and then he gets these tea party people who do not understand they get social services. their kids are going to publicly support schools, but they are saying, cut, cut, cut, but they have diverted to the conversation to talking about reproductive rights than economic rights. if you do not like abortion, do not have one. african-americans are
i love barack obama. i love michelle obama. i love the kids, but there has been a deafening silence about poverty. why can black woman be so silent about their own poverty? >> that is a good question. she talks about voting patterns of african american women. we are the most loyal democrats there are. we voted 97 percent sign for president obama. having done that, what have you done for me? that is a question we have to ask. there is a schizophrenia about president obama. he is fine. he...
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so first lady michelle obama gone there several times so far this year, most recently to inspect the copper mountain facility. tell us about the gsa this week. >> well, we've got a career -- worker at gsa who elevated himself to a position where he was his own supervisor, and allowed him to plan elaborate trips. one of which you described there, the $823,000 conference called the western region conference for 300 employees. it had all kinds of things like the 7,000 dollar sushi, 2300 square foot hotel suites footed by the taxpayers. they hired a mind reader. they rented clown suits and tuxedos for people. they handed out commemorative coins and velvet boxes. i mean, it was just over the top. >> we saw little bit of barbara boxer at the top of the issue. did she mention anything about why we really need a gsa? >> well, you have two sides on this issue. some republicans question -- they want to shrink the size of government, now we look at the gsa, wasting taxpayers' money. >> this is a harry truman creation. >> it's been around 60 years, and its goal is to streamline the -- and by con
so first lady michelle obama gone there several times so far this year, most recently to inspect the copper mountain facility. tell us about the gsa this week. >> well, we've got a career -- worker at gsa who elevated himself to a position where he was his own supervisor, and allowed him to plan elaborate trips. one of which you described there, the $823,000 conference called the western region conference for 300 employees. it had all kinds of things like the 7,000 dollar sushi, 2300...
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obama as her husband makes his points. >> this is probably the biggest audience the president gets him except perhaps the democratic intention speech he'll give later in the summer. do you think it makes a difference in his re-election chances in what he says in the state of the union tonight? >> i think it's certainly a colossal platform for him, 43 million people nationwide watched this on television last year. there will be a similar audience but at a time when there's a real debate of the direction of the nation. so barack obama will have to think he does make a difference and will take the opportunity because the weeks and months now the republicans of course, as they run for the nomination to challenge barack obama has been sucking the oxygen of publicity and he'll try to take advantage of it tonight. >> let's talk about the theater of the event because part of it is theater. he stands there and traditionally gets standing ovations from his own party. what do you think the response is going to be from republicans in that hall tonight? >> we have got a repeat of what we had last y
obama as her husband makes his points. >> this is probably the biggest audience the president gets him except perhaps the democratic intention speech he'll give later in the summer. do you think it makes a difference in his re-election chances in what he says in the state of the union tonight? >> i think it's certainly a colossal platform for him, 43 million people nationwide watched this on television last year. there will be a similar audience but at a time when there's a real...
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. >> first lady michelle obama also took to twitter and tweeted -- >> question, was hillary rosen's attack on ann romney for not working part of a democratic game plan to make ann romney seem out of touch with ordinary voters? eleanor? >> if anything it was part of the republican game plan. ann romney is one of the most appealing people in politics today. she is not somebody that democrats are going to pick on as a target. and i think the president was right when he said spouses ought to be off limits anyway. but hillary rosen was saying she reignited a long simmering day bait between stay at home moms and women who work, and stay at home moms often feel disrespected. point she was trying to make is ann romney hasn't had a traditional job outside of the home where she's had to juggle work and family so can she relate to the problems of everyday working women in the marketplace today? it was ill chosen words, and the republicans jumped on them with both -- as well as they should, and but the gender got gap is still there and based on a lot of republican policies that even ann romney cannot
. >> first lady michelle obama also took to twitter and tweeted -- >> question, was hillary rosen's attack on ann romney for not working part of a democratic game plan to make ann romney seem out of touch with ordinary voters? eleanor? >> if anything it was part of the republican game plan. ann romney is one of the most appealing people in politics today. she is not somebody that democrats are going to pick on as a target. and i think the president was right when he said...
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obama's family history. >> we actually know where this story ends, with michelle obama, with the first african-american first lady in the white house. but the question is where is began. >> with the fourth of july approaching, i asked muhammad to talk about celebrating the present without whitewashing the past. welcome to the show. >> thank you very much, bill, for having me. >> why history? i ask the question because henry ford famously said, "history is bunk." >> that's right. >> and you clearly disagree. >> i clearly disagree. and i think this is a moment with questions about what the founding fathers intended, when they established our system of government. how large it should be. the debate between jefferson and hamilton, about whether there should be central government or small country of farmer republics. this question of what our original history is has shaped almost every aspect of the american experience. in other words, history is all around us. whether or not it is an accurate description of what happened in 1776, for example, or what happened in 1865 is secondary to the po
obama's family history. >> we actually know where this story ends, with michelle obama, with the first african-american first lady in the white house. but the question is where is began. >> with the fourth of july approaching, i asked muhammad to talk about celebrating the present without whitewashing the past. welcome to the show. >> thank you very much, bill, for having me. >> why history? i ask the question because henry ford famously said, "history is...
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. >> reporter: michelle obama was encouraging children to participate in sport. she was also giving american athletes permission to take a deep breath, albeit with slightly more panache. you all take advantage ever everything, stop, look around you i know in my position sometimes i don't get a chance to breathe or take it in. this only happens every few years. try to have fun and try to breathe a little bit but also win, thanks. in the >> reporter: and all the while, the olympic torch getting closer and closer. it's been seven years coming. there've been security concerns, transport worries. it's cost over 9 billion pounds. once in the clear, matthew pincen brought it to the royal barge, the "gloriana." 16 british oarsmen took it on board, including two men in then to tower bridge and the final stage of the relay. ahead of tonight's ceremony, the queen greeted world leaders. >> to me this spirits of togetherness is the most important part of the olympic ideal. and the british people can be proud of the part they have played in keeping the spirit alive. >> reporte
. >> reporter: michelle obama was encouraging children to participate in sport. she was also giving american athletes permission to take a deep breath, albeit with slightly more panache. you all take advantage ever everything, stop, look around you i know in my position sometimes i don't get a chance to breathe or take it in. this only happens every few years. try to have fun and try to breathe a little bit but also win, thanks. in the >> reporter: and all the while, the olympic...
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(cheers and applause) >> reporter: the highlight tonight will feature first lady michelle obama addressing the convention. >> ifill: ray suarez is down there among the delegates where he'll be everyday and every night all week. ray? >> suarez: gwen and judy, the convention, as harry noted, was gaveled into order by debbie wasserman schultz and will turn to official business and housekeeping but now as official t official delegates are making their way into the hall it's well and truly under way with a parade of speakers including the first woman bishop of the african methodist episcopal church, the leader of the international service employees international union, mary kay henry, and the first woman three-star general in the u.s. army, claudia kennedy. it's interesting, they get to make the rebuttal case as the republican had their convention last week but you can already hear a mirror image of america being presented by the speakers of this convention. earlier financial journalists and author andrew tobias spoke of the democrats' support for same-sex marriage, which was widely deplored la
(cheers and applause) >> reporter: the highlight tonight will feature first lady michelle obama addressing the convention. >> ifill: ray suarez is down there among the delegates where he'll be everyday and every night all week. ray? >> suarez: gwen and judy, the convention, as harry noted, was gaveled into order by debbie wasserman schultz and will turn to official business and housekeeping but now as official t official delegates are making their way into the hall it's well...
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you can go to "before midnight tonight" which was an e-mail sent out by michelle obama. >> i got that one! "h d, friends"? >> we're very tight! >> this one says barack is so grateful to everyone's who has his back, he'd like to sit down with each of you and personally thank you. if you go to the next one, take a look, the red is what's deleted and here it is, the green is the new piece here. so it now says sarah jessica parker is a loving mom, incredibly hard worker, great role model. so they tailor each of these, mails to different segments of the population. >> there are some versions that mention mariah carey is giving a concert. there's others that mention a tour, the fashion editor and mogul that will be attending the dinner. >> there's video from sarah jessica parker as well. so this so they are tweaking this constantly. >> there have long been tailored messages that go out to individual donors. but it seems like this is a refinement that is doing using computer analysis of language. it's... it takes it another step further. it's robot generated >> it's a very complicated cal go
you can go to "before midnight tonight" which was an e-mail sent out by michelle obama. >> i got that one! "h d, friends"? >> we're very tight! >> this one says barack is so grateful to everyone's who has his back, he'd like to sit down with each of you and personally thank you. if you go to the next one, take a look, the red is what's deleted and here it is, the green is the new piece here. so it now says sarah jessica parker is a loving mom, incredibly...
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obama's parents, working paycheck to paycheck. and then there's the washington democratic club, the corporate lawyers, the lobbyists, the wall streeters, like robert rubin and peter orszag." and i was wondering, as i watched, if obama wins reelection, which party goes back to the white house with him? the party of the country or the party of the club? >> well, we certainly hope it will be the party of the country, the party of 25 million americans without any jobs, the party of people struggling to keep their heads above water, the party of the people who want to see health care for all of us. but there is no question, bill, of the enormous impact that big money has, certainly on the republican party, but on the democratic party as well. and i fear very much that unless we galvanize public opinion, unless we create the kind of progressive grassroots movement the big money interest will continue to dominate. >> tell me how that money works. i mean, you've been on the inside 20-some-odd years, as i sit. how does it actually work? we
obama's parents, working paycheck to paycheck. and then there's the washington democratic club, the corporate lawyers, the lobbyists, the wall streeters, like robert rubin and peter orszag." and i was wondering, as i watched, if obama wins reelection, which party goes back to the white house with him? the party of the country or the party of the club? >> well, we certainly hope it will be the party of the country, the party of 25 million americans without any jobs, the party of...
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michelle obama spoke there last month. >> and if barack wins north carolina, we'll be well on our way to putting barack back in the white house for four more years. >> brown: on saturday the campaign set up a tent amid the pregame drilling at the viking football classic between elizabeth city state and sawnt augustine. registering new voters and bringing in actress journey smolet to mix with the crowd. 18-year-old sure petty was fired up by casting her first vote >> everybody is excitedded. everybody's really excited about getting obama in for a second term. >> brown: of course for mitt romney this is perhaps even more a must-win state. he's made numerous visits and republicans insist they won't let things slip away again. bob lockwood is communications director for the north carolina g.o.p. >> comparatively from where we were in 2008 to where we are now we've made 20 times the amount of phone calls, more than 100 times the amount of door knocks. over two million voter contacts more than we did in all of 2008 in north carolina. we're doing a great job getting our message out >> brown:
michelle obama spoke there last month. >> and if barack wins north carolina, we'll be well on our way to putting barack back in the white house for four more years. >> brown: on saturday the campaign set up a tent amid the pregame drilling at the viking football classic between elizabeth city state and sawnt augustine. registering new voters and bringing in actress journey smolet to mix with the crowd. 18-year-old sure petty was fired up by casting her first vote >> everybody...
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speakers to watch tomorrow for include first lady michelle obama and san antonio mayor julian castro who will deliver the keynote address. >> ifill: again, the major developments of the day: as democrats arrived in charlotte, president obama again criticized republican mitt romney for opposing the auto industry bailout in 2009. later, the president toured hurricane damage in louisiana. romney issued a labor day statement, saying too many americans still don't know when they'll find work and start getting pay checks again. and the new head of the international red cross arrived in syria, urging greater humanitarian access to civilians caught in the fighting. and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm gwen ifill >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this
speakers to watch tomorrow for include first lady michelle obama and san antonio mayor julian castro who will deliver the keynote address. >> ifill: again, the major developments of the day: as democrats arrived in charlotte, president obama again criticized republican mitt romney for opposing the auto industry bailout in 2009. later, the president toured hurricane damage in louisiana. romney issued a labor day statement, saying too many americans still don't know when they'll find work...
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on friday, gwen ifill has a look at first lady michele obama's unique family history with author rachel swarns. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with ruth marcus and michael gerson, among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
on friday, gwen ifill has a look at first lady michele obama's unique family history with author rachel swarns. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with ruth marcus and michael gerson, among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public...
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today first lady michelle obama visited a gathering of latino delegates and elected officials. >> all of our ciz deserve opportunity, whether it's passing health reform so families don't go broke because someone gets sick. whether it's helping folks stay in their homes or fighting for the dream act so that all the our children have opportunities worthy of their dreams and their promise. >> suarez: president has won praise from latino officials in removing the threat of deportation for undocumented immigrants who were brought to the country illegally as children-- the so-called dreamers. undocumented young adults carried banners saying, no papers, no fear in sunday's big demonstration at the democratic convention. >> which side of history it's going to be on with this issue. >> we want to know what side of history the president is going to be, if he will be helping the small communities and migrant communities. >> the national head of college democrats is a mexican american from texas. alejandra salinas says, sure, the dreamers can't vote, but their cause does drive support from latino
today first lady michelle obama visited a gathering of latino delegates and elected officials. >> all of our ciz deserve opportunity, whether it's passing health reform so families don't go broke because someone gets sick. whether it's helping folks stay in their homes or fighting for the dream act so that all the our children have opportunities worthy of their dreams and their promise. >> suarez: president has won praise from latino officials in removing the threat of deportation...
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barack obama. worth, along with his wife michelle, a minimum of 2.6 million and a maximum of 8.3 million dollars. president obama earns royalties on his books, notably "dreams from my father" but also," the audacity of hope." he also has half a million to $1 million in a jp morgan investment account and a house in which i cage gunned many diversified other relatively small investments. the president's disclosure statement allows for rang when listing assets so it is unclear how much the president is exactly worth. the same holds true for the reports on mitt romney. but what is clear is that two multimillionaires, mr. obama and mr. romney, are competing for the top job in this nation and for leader of the world. >> question, what are we to make, if anything of two multimillionaires seeking to become president of this nation and the leader of the free world? >> not a whole lot. >> business as usual? >> looking back at presidential candidates for as far as i can see, most of them were pretty rich, and
barack obama. worth, along with his wife michelle, a minimum of 2.6 million and a maximum of 8.3 million dollars. president obama earns royalties on his books, notably "dreams from my father" but also," the audacity of hope." he also has half a million to $1 million in a jp morgan investment account and a house in which i cage gunned many diversified other relatively small investments. the president's disclosure statement allows for rang when listing assets so it is unclear...
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and michelle obama is the first campaign... first person on the campaign trail. she did an event in memphis and she said "get the details of health care reform. help people understand what's in it. she went through line by line and talked about the things in it. that will be the new type of message communication here for them. >> woodruff: just quickly, a sense that conservatives energized by this? >> you're seeing it not just from republicans but people on the ground, organizations are saying we'll vow to elect mitt romney so we can get rid of this and romney's trying to hone in and capitalize on that energy. >> woodruff: so both sides girding again to do battle. >> brown: and in case you couldn't follow the day's developments as they unfolded, we did that online. there you can catch up on the speeches, the analysis, and reactions to the decision. you weighed in with questions on twitter and in a live chat. plus, we annotated the ruling to highlight key passages from both the majority and minority opinions. all that is on our website. and there were other major
and michelle obama is the first campaign... first person on the campaign trail. she did an event in memphis and she said "get the details of health care reform. help people understand what's in it. she went through line by line and talked about the things in it. that will be the new type of message communication here for them. >> woodruff: just quickly, a sense that conservatives energized by this? >> you're seeing it not just from republicans but people on the ground,...
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why can president obama affordfo to be blassee about his pension, michelle? >> i actually though it was funny and he can be blase about it because his pension not sneerly as large as mitt romney's. i think that was the point he was trying to make and it probably did very well with his base. >> well, at 51 he thinks it's a long way in the future as well. but i thought the exchange was a funny exchangeit >> it was funny, yeah. >> but it does point out the hypocrisy on mney's part about china. he's this big tough guy on the campaign trail about china, but he's investing in china at bain and company, he did a lot of work with china, so -- >> well, wait a minute. mort, you have investments in china? >> absolutely. ch you do? >> yeah. i sell magazines in china. least eight people who subscribe to the magazine. >> how come they didn't bail out your magazine? you're only known on the t net. like you, news ek, can you imagine that? newsweek is going to be on neth net. no printed edition. >>it'll reach millions on the net. >> the chinese do not bail out magazines or ne
why can president obama affordfo to be blassee about his pension, michelle? >> i actually though it was funny and he can be blase about it because his pension not sneerly as large as mitt romney's. i think that was the point he was trying to make and it probably did very well with his base. >> well, at 51 he thinks it's a long way in the future as well. but i thought the exchange was a funny exchangeit >> it was funny, yeah. >> but it does point out the hypocrisy on...
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michele flournoy is the co-chair of the obama campaign's national security advisory committee. she also serves as undersecretary of defense for policy in the obama administration. and peter feaver served on the national security council staff during the george w. bush administration. he's now a professor of political science and public policy at duke university. we thank you both for being with us. peter feaver, to you first. we heard governor romney today criticize the president broadly for not rejecting strongly enough america's influence in the world. yet when it came to specifics, we didn't hear many details. so let me just ask you about a couple of different places in the world. what about when it comes to iran. what exactly governor romney be doing differently right now? >> well, this is the criticism that the obama campaign has leveled at the romney campaign for not being detailed and specific enough. when it comes to iran, the president hasn't laid out a red line that he said clearly he would enforce. when asked to be precise about what it means for iran not to possess
michele flournoy is the co-chair of the obama campaign's national security advisory committee. she also serves as undersecretary of defense for policy in the obama administration. and peter feaver served on the national security council staff during the george w. bush administration. he's now a professor of political science and public policy at duke university. we thank you both for being with us. peter feaver, to you first. we heard governor romney today criticize the president broadly for...
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into a rereef event, their surrogates have be out there, ann romney, joe biden, michelle obam bill clinton. their campaigns have continued b to run advertising. we've seensolicitations for contributions not to the obama campaign but to the redso cross from that massive email list that barack obama has. the campaigns were up and running. they're still doing all the things they normally do. there's a little more sensitivity in the stes that are affected by the hharricane but they can't really afford tor pull out, to push the pause button. >> ifill: democrats have been saying that mitt romney during the republican primary debates may have said that he would actually cut back on fema which ma not as unpopular as it once was. >> he said he wanted to move as much of that responsibility to the states and to private contributions a poible. so he's getting hit for that right now.ib what would mitt romney's fema look like? would it be as well funded as the current organization? there's about $7 billion in the bank right now. if mitt romney and republicans were in control in congress there a question
into a rereef event, their surrogates have be out there, ann romney, joe biden, michelle obam bill clinton. their campaigns have continued b to run advertising. we've seensolicitations for contributions not to the obama campaign but to the redso cross from that massive email list that barack obama has. the campaigns were up and running. they're still doing all the things they normally do. there's a little more sensitivity in the stes that are affected by the hharricane but they can't really...
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. >> the bobby rush race was the nadir of the obama marriage. her feeling was, "why are you doing this?" this is the moment when they want two totally different things. you know, barack obama wants political success, and his wife wants a normal life. i asked the president and first lady how long it had taken them to recover from that period, and they said two to three years. so this is aerious toll on their relationship. t narrato n for mitt romney, growing up in this affluent suburban detroit neighborhood was just about perfect.ra >> mitt romney did have this rather elite upbringin a very wealthy community. he is, you know, very well taken care of. >> narrator: mitt was the youngest of four children. >> these are people who just adored their children. and you could see that mitt and his dad had a very special bon >> the dad stuff just can't be underestimated. george romney comes up again and again and again as a motif in mitt romney's life. >> narrator: at home, george romney ruled the roost. his children lived in his reflected glory. >> when h
. >> the bobby rush race was the nadir of the obama marriage. her feeling was, "why are you doing this?" this is the moment when they want two totally different things. you know, barack obama wants political success, and his wife wants a normal life. i asked the president and first lady how long it had taken them to recover from that period, and they said two to three years. so this is aerious toll on their relationship. t narrato n for mitt romney, growing up in this affluent...
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bobby rush race was the nadir of the obama marriage. her feeling was, why are you doing this? this is the moment when they want two totally different things. you know, barack obama wants political success. and his wife wants a normal life. i asked the president and first lady how long it had taken them to recover from that period? they said two to three years. so this is a serious toll on their relationship. >> woodruff: the choice: 2012 >> woodruff: "the choice 2012" airs on most pbs stations tonight. >> ifill: next, our series on "coping with climate change" looks at how the city of chicago is dealing with ever warmer temperatures, by trying to cool things down with changes to its landscape. we turn again to hari sreenivasan, who traveled there recently. >> that's your grandfather. >> sreenivasan: 15-year-old janell coleman only knows her grandfather through the photographs that her grandma, luxora coleman, shares with her. >> what i could remember about 1995 is that my husband passed in his apartment. he was on the couch, and sitting
bobby rush race was the nadir of the obama marriage. her feeling was, why are you doing this? this is the moment when they want two totally different things. you know, barack obama wants political success. and his wife wants a normal life. i asked the president and first lady how long it had taken them to recover from that period? they said two to three years. so this is a serious toll on their relationship. >> woodruff: the choice: 2012 >> woodruff: "the choice 2012" airs...
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. >> president obama spelling out a new vision for a u.s. military strategy, with focus on asia. >>> a high-profile candidate for the white house, michelle bachmann, has dropped out of the race. the front runner, mitt romney, a closely won the vote in iowa, but the surprise was the rise of four santorum. >> he is celebrating. so is he. both think they could win the big prize, the right to face president obama for the white house. after a nail biting night, in the end, just eight votes divided on the from santorum. second place it is good for the former senator, a christian conservative with a hard-line opponent of gay marriage and abortion. he is not one to stick to the saif center. >> what wins in america is bold ideas come a sharp contrast, and a plan that includes everyone. >> some predict that his views, lack of organization me that he cannot win. others disagree. >> his message resonates. when you look him in the eye, you trust him. >> the mainstream media decided for us who are candidate was, romney. that have been telling us romney. w
. >> president obama spelling out a new vision for a u.s. military strategy, with focus on asia. >>> a high-profile candidate for the white house, michelle bachmann, has dropped out of the race. the front runner, mitt romney, a closely won the vote in iowa, but the surprise was the rise of four santorum. >> he is celebrating. so is he. both think they could win the big prize, the right to face president obama for the white house. after a nail biting night, in the end, just...